Folding or sliding clothes pole



July 8, 1941.

J. CLINK FOLDING OR SLIDING CLOTHES POLE Filed March 31, v1939 ATTORNEYSPatented July 8, 1941 v 7 Q Ni'lED STATES PATENT OFFICE- 2,248,808 V VFOLDING R SLIDING CLOTHES POLE llamas Clink, East Cleveland, OhioApplication March 31, 1939,'Serial No. 265,226

1 Claim. (01.248-353), i

The present invention relates to clothes poles section is preferablyprovided with a spike or and more particularly to collapsible or foldinge pointed to prevent the same from slippi eiothes po1e5 The upper andlower tongues M and of the The object of the present invention is theprohinge l3 are located in cut-out portions provided vision of a novel,simple clothes pole comprising in the sides of theupper and lower polesections a plurality of pole sections hinged or slidably 4 l0 and H soas to be flush with the outside of connected together and so constructedthat the the pole, and are securedthereto in any condifferent sectionsof the pole are rigidly convenient manner as by the screws L1. Theadianected together when the pole is extended, but cent or abutting ndit a IQ of the p can be readily folded when not in use. tions Ill and Hare mitered and the construction The present invention resides incertain deis such that When the clothes p s extended, tails ofconstruction, combinations and arrangethe pole Sec ions e coaxial d thedjacent ments of parts and further objects and advanends 18 and 19contact each o h iagonally of tages thereof will be apparent to thoseskilled e longitudinal aXiS f the Clothes pole and at in the artto'which the invention relates from Considerable distance below thepintle P 0 the following description of the preferred emt hingebodimentsthereof described with reference to In the embodiment of the i v i nShown the accompanying drawing forming a part of in Figs. 1 andZ, thetwo pole sections it] and H this specification, in which similarreference o clothes D When ded, e held in characters designatecorresponding parts and in 29 he aligned po i y a bular sleeve 28slidable thereon and adapted to be retained in a Fig. 1 is a sideelevational view of a clothes pole position to enclose the j aceht endsof the P embodying the present inventio sections l0 and II by aresilient detent 2| fixed Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but within an aperture 22 in the lower pole sec on I, portions broken away,showing the clothes pole 25 one end of which detent is adapted tonormally partiy f 1ded project through an aperture 23 in the sleeve Fig3 is View simiiait 1, t showing member 26. When it is desired to foldthe clothes modified construction, pole the detent 2| is depressed andthe sleeve Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the B lowered u ili engages a stop. that is, until clothes pole in folded condition itreaches the position shown in Fig. 2. There- Fig. 5 is a view similar toFig. l, but showing after, the upper P Section can b o d by furthermodified construction, rotating the same about the pintle pin 16 until 6is a View s'miiar t 5 t howing both pole sections are parallel or lieside by t parts in d fierent position. side. The sleeve 26 is preferablyprovided with a Fig 7 is a, side i w of the clothes pole shown secondslot through the detent proin Fig. 5, looking from the right. jects whenthe sleeve 20 is in its lower position. Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig.6, but showing Figs- 3 and 4 Show a Clothes P embodying e the clothes 1in folded condition, and present invention but of modified construction.Fig, 9 is sectional View on t line g. 9 of The clothes pole shown inthese figures comprises Fig. q upper and lower pole sections 30 and 3|con- Referring to the drawing, the clothes pole netted tilgether by a he 3 similar in conshown in Figs. 1 and 2 and designated generallytru0ti0h t0 the hinge Shown in Fig. 1. The adby the reference characterA, comprises upper laceht 33 and 34 0f the P l tions 30 and and lowerpole sections Iii and H respectively, r 3|, lespeetlvely, are t rightangles to e ength connected together by a hinge I3 comprising up- 0f theP and when the P is extended, y per and lower tongues l4 and I5,respectively, of abut each Other- The Principal d f erence beunequallength connected together by a pintle tween the clothes P Shown in F gs.3 and 4 pin m The pole sections n and H as Shown, and the clothes poleshown in Figs. 1 and 2 is in are square and mad of ood however may the cnstruction Of the Sleeve holds the be either round or square, etc., andmay be made P in extended p s tion. The sleeve member of light weightmetal, etc. The pole sections 35 in the Present instance is slid-ablyppo ted It] and H may be of any convenient length. The Oh the upper PSection 30 and W en he pole upper end of t upper section In is providedis extended, the sleeve member 35 remains in with a wire loop 1'2 forthe reception of a clothes its down position due to the force o av y.line (not shown) and the lower end of the lower The right-hand side ofthe lower half of the sleeve member 35, as viewed in Fig. 3, is cutaway, which allows the sleeve member to project below the pintle pin ofthe hinge 32, which in the present instance is located at the breakbetween the two pole sections, as distinguished from the constructionshown in Fig. 1 where the pintle pin I6 is located above the breakbetween the two pole sections, thus eliminating the necessity of thesleeve member extending past the pintle pin. When the clothes pole shownin Fig. 3 is extended, it is held in extended position by the engagementof a plurality of pins 36, one on either side of the lower pole section,which pins 36 engage within suitable slots formed in the lower ends ofthe sleeve member 35. When it is desired to fold the pole, the sleevemember is raised and the upper polesection 30 rotated until it liesparallel with the lower pole section 3!, which is the position shown inFig. 4. A stop 37 fixed to the upper pole section 30 above the sleevemember 33 limits the movement of the sleeve member towards the upper endof the pole. This prevents the sleeve member 33 from dropping to the endof the pole when the upper pole section 30 is rotated in the positionshown in Fig. 4.

A further modification of the clothes pole shown in Figs. 1 and 2 isshown in Figs. 5 to 9, inclusive. As shown in these figures, theadjacent ends of the upper and lower pole sections 40 and 4| aretelescoped within a sleeve member 42 fixed to the lower pole section 4|as by bolts 43. The clothes pole is folded by raising the upper polesection 40 so that the lower end thereof clears the upper end of thesleeve member 42. When the upper pole section is in this position, seeFig. 6, it is held in assembled relation with the lower pole section 4|by a U-shaped member 44 having inturned flanges 45 which engage in slots46 formed in the sides of the upper pole section 49. The member 44 ishinged to the upper end of the sleeve member 42. After the upper polesection 40 has been raised to the position shown in Fig. 6, it can bereadily folded over against the lower pole section 4|, as shown in Fig.8. A pin 49 fixed in the lower end of the upper pole section 40 andextending through a slot 50 in the member 44 limits the movement of theupper The construction is such that the various parts of the clothespole are always maintained in assembled relation.

From the foregoing description of the preferred embodiment of thepresent invention, it will be apparent that the objects of the inventionand it is my intention to cover hereby all adaptations, modificationsand variations thereof that come within the practice of those skilled inthe art to which the invention relates and I particularly point out andclaim as my invention the followmg:

An extendible clothes pole comprising a plurality of pole sectionsadapted to be axially JAMES CLINK.

